Juniper Procumbens Nana

The Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper 'Nana' is a cultivar that is an evergreen, conifer, low-growing shrub that may reach from 6 inches to 1 foot tall and 5 to 6 feet wide. The nana forms a dense compact mat with branches that tend to intertwine and spread out in sprays. The leaves are prickly needles that are bluish-green, linear to lanceolate, awl-shaped, spiny, pointed, 1/4 inch long, and appear in whorls of three. In the winter months, the needles have a slightly purplish hue. The plant can become wide-spreading over time if space permits or will mound upon itself if space is limited. It grows up over obstacles such as low walls or rocks. This plant has a slow growth rate, and it is frequently used for bonsai.